SSGA Board of Directors meets – in person
For the first time since early 2020 – before COVID-19 restricted travel and gathering – the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) Board of Directors held an in-person meeting. The […]
Entries by Katelyn Engquist
Mercaris Murmurings: U.S. supplies continue to tighten
Over the month of May, market conditions for organic soybeans continued to indicate tightening U.S. supplies. Over the month, organic soybean imports declined to their lowest level since November 2011 as the […]
Transportation Roundup: Bipartisan bill would require ocean carriers to accept U.S. container exports
Legislation now being drafted by two key members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House T&I) aims to strengthen the ability of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) to enforce its oversight of the […]
‘IP B2B’ connects SSGA member exporters to Thailand
By Shane Frederick, SSGA communications manager Twenty percent of soybeans imported to Thailand are used for food and soymilk and 65% of those beans come from the United States. In 2020, U.S. soybean […]
IP Crop Network, June report
This monthly feature from SSGA’s Agronomy Action team highlights growing conditions for Identity Preserved crops from different regions around the country. Thanks to the states/regions that have contributed so far. If you […]
Transportation Roundup: Western railroads battle capacity
For weeks, if not months, exporter shipper members of the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance have been struggling with increasing congestion, rail and trucking delays, and shortage of truckers – all stemming from capacity […]
SSGA Zooms around the world
June already has been a busy month for the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance staff, board directors and members, who have been and will be Zooming around the world to promote U.S. Identity Preserved field crops and the IP […]
Thailand ‘IP B2B’ virtual event set for June 14-15
The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance will hold another event in its series of Identity Preserved virtual seminars and “IP B2B” meetings next week, as the focus turns to Thailand […]
SSGA connects member exporters to Vietnam with ‘IP B2B’
By Shane Frederick, SSGA Communications Manager With a young population and a growing middle class, Vietnam is a burgeoning market for U.S. Identity Preserved (IP) soya and specialty grains, said […]
Competitive Shipping Roundup: Inland container rail ramp congestion squeezes trucking availability
Compiled by Bruce Abbe, SSGA Strategic Adviser for Trade and Transportation Trucking congestion at key inland rail container ramps is now perhaps the largest impediment to moving more container freight overseas for U.S. exporters. […]
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